We've watched this nest for years. Last year it failed because of the wild winter we had.
This year, it has at least one young one.
Owl Nest
We've watched this nest for years. Last year it failed because of the wild winter we had.
This year, it has at least one young one.
Dave,
That's great to see a youngin' doing well! I hope that you're able to get out and monitor this nest on a regular basis, so that you will be able to photograph the young guy, as well as the adults, at various stages throughout the fledging process.
Thanks Tom.
We have a group of 9 people that share where these owls are nesting.
Right now, I think we have 8 owl nests that we watch.
Two barred, five great horned owl, and a screech owl nest. (the screech owl may just be an individual and not a nest)
On one of the great horned owl nests, one of the owlets had died. It was during a flood, and no one was able to see how it passed. We think it was 3 to 4 weeks old and fell from the nest into the flood water.
As a photographer, it's a shame, that nest was the easiest to access, and had a lot of promise for some great shots. There is still one owlet left, but it would have been fun to watch them interacting.